Incident at ex-girlfriend's leads police to New Bedford robbery suspect

NEW BEDFORD — A man police said robbed a convenience store Sunday hours after he tried to climb through his ex-girlfriend's window was arrested Monday morning.

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Posted Jan. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Jan. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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NEW BEDFORD — A man police said robbed a convenience store Sunday hours after he tried to climb through his ex-girlfriend's window was arrested Monday morning.

Craig C. Medeiros, 35, who has family in the area but was last known to live in a halfway house in Quincy, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges of armed robbery while masked, according to Detective Capt. Steven Vicente, head of the Major Crimes Unit.

Medeiros encountered police Saturday night after he tried to enter his ex-girlfriend's bedroom and her father shut the window on his arm, injuring him, Vicente said. The officer who responded to the John Street home said neither party wanted to press charges.

Medeiros allegedly left St. Luke's Hospital against medical advice and made his way to the 7-Eleven on Rockdale Avenue and Allen Street. At about 1 a.m., he robbed the store at knifepoint with his hood pulled tight to mask his face, police said.

According to Vicente, the officer involved in the John Street incident recognized the description of the robber and a warrant was issued for Medeiros' arrest. Police arrested Medeiros at Harborview Apartments at 60 S. Second St. late Monday morning with the help of another officer who had dealt with him in the past, Vicente said.